Awesome presentation. Well done!

I gotta up my details game!

This was so so helpful! Thank you Steph and Josiah!!!

Dude this freakin 30 day crash course is legit man! So thankful for all the information. Going to check out your Patreon soon. Thank you to you both! I know it’s a team effort.

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Blake! Glad you're on board! Patreon is coming along. Got some cool stuff coming there for 2020!

Very detailed and I think it's the most information (Detail shots) presented by all the wedding photography videos that I've viewed - using this as a reference for future weddings! Wait - I have one to do next week in NYC. Let me start the car.

You’re so talented and amazing at this!! Thank you so much for showing us your process

this is gold! thank you for sharing. that images look really high end

I have been loving ALL your videos! Thank you both for putting in the time to help us. Steph, you are gorgeous! Happy to see you in a video!

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

You’re too sweet! Thanks Jessica! :)

Those styling mats are life changing! I've never considered something like that. For the ring shot, consider looking into dental wax and dental floss! The wax will help stand up the rings so they don't fall. The floss can make some nice "floating rings" shots. Love these videos and subscribed!

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea on the dental floss/wax. We’ll look into that. We just switched to these mats from styling boards. They were great but were bulky and took up a lot of space plus heavy when you’re carrying a ton of stuff into a bridal suite. The mats are so much better!

Great Video! I certainly learned a lot, it has been a struggle for me to shoot details, specially in a rush on events, this video helped me out big time! :) Thank you!

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

Would love to see your photos after implementing this! So glad it helped! Feel free to tag me in your images on Instagram so I can see them (@josiahblizzard)!

Very valuable video

Amazing video! Thanks for sharing. I am trying to improve my flat lay photography and this video was insanely useful. Thank you!

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful! Don't forget to grab some of the links in the description to help bring your flat lays to the next level!

Amazing

Thanks for this, I really need to get better at details. Love the idea of bringing the flowers too. Definitely easier when the shoes are new, I've had to shoot some pretty 'lived in' shoes sometimes and it's tough to make them look good.

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

100% - sometimes you get the dirty toe marks and it becomes difficult. Thanks for the comment!

This is extremely helpful!

@JosiahBlizzard

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Finally on camera Steph :). Love the video. For the styling mat, does it gets wrinkled? Also what kind of ribbon is that? I have one but it is so stiff and how long is it? Sorry for all the questions

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jade! The styling mat doesn't wrinkle. It's a thick suede material. There's the option for linen materials as well that has a bit of a different texture. I just linked ribbon in the description as well as the other materials. The ribbon rolls are actually really long. We haven't unrolled them completely, but each roll is easily taller than me and I'm 6ft.

Where are those ribbons from?

Hello thank you for this video. Do you ever use a flash when taking detail shots in low light or do use just increase iso. If you increase iso, do you have trouble with noise??

@JosiahBlizzard

2 жыл бұрын

We hardly ever use flash when shooting details. We just find the best light possible. Normally anywhere we are shooting there is some kind of window light available even it means bring everything out of the main room and into a hallway or out onto a porch or something. For flash, I’d recommend bouncing flash into a reflector of some sort and filling the space with light.

@kaycormier8348

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard thank you. Do you have slot of noise with using a high iso.

I know this was one whole year ago, but when you purchased the flowers from Ling’s, did you have to buy a whole box of 25? Or were you able to just get one flower? Thanks! I also am so thankful for your crash course. So many good resources.

@JosiahBlizzard

3 жыл бұрын

I think we purchased a sample pack or something. Definitely not the 25 pack

@hannahcarr9088

3 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard I’ll have to look further into it for the sample. Thank you!

Are the fabric ribbon, flowers and stamps in the flat lay your own items purchased that add to a couple's details?

@JosiahBlizzard

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but we only add it if we find we need additional items to fill out the flay lay

Thank you! I'm freaking out cause i'm doing my first one saturday. What aperture do you shoot on since some things are higher than others and so that everything is in focus? Camera lens? etc. This is one thing i can't find anywhere or get anyone to answer! Thank you!!!

@JosiahBlizzard

11 ай бұрын

Everything in focus would be to make your aperture higher. Sunny 16 in a phrase for film photographer to help expose the image. F/16 will have everything in focus but so will f/5.6 too depending on the size of the group. I shoot at 2.8 for most of the day. When I stack multiple people in a shot then I bring my aperture to 4-5.6. If I want lots of depth then I drop to f/11

@pamjohnston3219

11 ай бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard Thank you! Specifically, I was talking about the "how to Style" which was I believe your wife showing how to do flatlays (details). I was wondering what she was shooting on. There are such varying heights with shoes and items way below it. What are her settings to have all items on the flatlay in focus??

@JosiahBlizzard

11 ай бұрын

@@pamjohnston3219 ah gotcha! Sorry! Misunderstood! So if you shot at f/4 then everything should be in focus. For rings shots with a macro, not a bad idea to stop down to f/8 to get the entire ring in focus.

what if you don't have a 100mm for up close ring shots? also, what if you can't get the rings to stand up by themselves?

@JosiahBlizzard

3 жыл бұрын

I’d say not to stress it. You can find alternative macros that are cheaper but can’t get as close. If you can get rings to stand up on their own then no worries either. Sometimes we can’t get them to stand up and we end up not taking that photo and only use the shots from the rings in a ring box or something

Where can I get the styling mats? Or should I make them?

@JosiahBlizzard

3 жыл бұрын

All of the links to the websites that sell these materials are in the description of this video. We use Kiss.us

What kind of ribbon is Steph using?

@JosiahBlizzard

3 жыл бұрын

www.lingsmoment.com/collections/chiffon-decor

Dumb question, but what do you use to carry all this with you on a wedding day?

@JosiahBlizzard

3 жыл бұрын

Not a dumb question at all! We have a little tote bag that has some organizers inside for ring boxes, ribbon, stamps, etc. The styling mats we have now come in small tube and can be rolled up so we're only bringing in two additional items, one of which fits in my gear bag.

@ItsSheila

3 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard thank you!!

@kristinakappes6564

2 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard I know this is an older video, but can you tell me where you got that little tote? That would be awesome for details

@JosiahBlizzard

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristinakappes6564 I think we got it from Michael’s craft store.

What settings were she shooting in?

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

I mean ultimately it doesn’t matter because when we edit it doesn’t accurate represent the exposure in camera. We keep our ISO as low as we can while keep our aperture as wide open as we can (f/2.8) and then shutter speed is probably somewhere between 1/100-1/250.

@Glomonkey

4 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard thanks

Whose shoes are they? Are the bride's shoes?

@JosiahBlizzard

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Fabricio. Na, these are just Steph's shoes that we used to show how we photograph details. They look like they could be wedding shoes though. All of these details are our own items other than the invitation which was an invite to a friend's wedding later that year. The rings photographed were our own and same with the jewelry and earrings.

@fabricioyman4175

4 жыл бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard Awesome! Thank u. Greetings from Peru!

Why does your camera shoot two times at everything picture you take ? Thank you 😊

@JosiahBlizzard

10 ай бұрын

We just have our photos set to medium speed mode. This means it’s hard to only take one shot. It’s helpful when we are shooting people in case they blink.

@angelslayer8301

10 ай бұрын

@@JosiahBlizzard oh ok, i thought that there was a settings for contrast or else :) i love the way you work the pictures. Thanx for your answer and all your work. Fabrice, France.